How to qualify as a person
Forty-nine years before women were granted the right to vote in the U.S., Nannette Gardner would cast her ballot in Detroit, making women’s history. By fighting tirelessly for women’s rights, she bagan to shake the foundations of power, and her controversial vote provided the suffrage movement a notable victory.
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Stopping the stigma
For the next three years, surgeon Carrie Cunningham, M.D., ’01, must blow into an at-home breathalyzer before she leaves for work. She is required to blow three times a day, seven days a week. Cunningham is not alone among her peers. She is using her recovery from substance use disorder to speak out about mental health stigma among physicians.
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U-M receives $50M gift for pancreatic cancer care, research
The gift will create the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer. The center will provide support for clinical care and translational research, playing to the strengths of the Rogel Cancer Center’s team of 60 doctors and scientists from 10 departments already working in this area.
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Harvest time: Community farm rekindles interest in growing and preserving food
Phoenix Community Farm was founded in 2018 by alumna Beth DeVries, who was working as a nurse practitioner in Midland. She realized that many people were not able to afford fresh fruits and vegetables. Knowing how much good health relies on good food, she decided to take action.
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Free course shines light on sleep health
An online class helps individuals learn about sleep disorders and the value of good sleep habits. The course is taught by sleep clinicians and national academic leaders at U-M with guest experts from several other institutions.
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Glaucoma study shows higher prevalence than previously estimated
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which cause loss of sight by damaging the optic nerve. U-M study leverages multi-source, composite estimates of the prevalence of glaucoma and vision-affecting glaucoma in the U.S. for individuals aged 18 and older. Both total glaucoma and vision-affecting glaucoma vary by demographic factors.
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Misinformation, AI & health: Poll reveals older adults’ worries
While the vast majority of people over 50 look for health information on the internet, a poll shows 74% would have very little or no trust in such information if it were generated by artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, 20% of older adults have little or no confidence that they could spot misinformation about a health topic if they came across it.
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Our feet play a crucial role in sustaining overall health. So take a load off and listen up.
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Looking good through the centuries
A new collection of vintage photos of Ann Arbor can be found online as part of the Bentley Historical Library’s contribution to the Ann Arbor Bicentennial. These black & white beauties come from the archive of Mel Ivory, co-founder of Ann Arbor’s Ivory Photo Engraving Company. Many of Ivory’s earliest photographs date to the 1920s and ’30s. The first batch of 2,700 images is now available to search and view, thanks to the Bentley and its partners at the U-M Library, who are hosting the photos on their digital collections platform. More to come in 2025. Click on any image to enlarge.